#9857BE#9857BE

#9857BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.163 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9857BE
RGB	rgb(152, 87, 190)
HSL	hsl(278, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 54%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 54.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.52, 44.99, -43.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.52, 62.75, 315.81°)
OKLab	oklab(57.52% 0.1082 -0.1225)
OKLCH	oklch(57.52% 0.163 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.6497, 17.2100, 50.6759)
Luminance	0.1721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9857BE #7DBE57

analogous

#6557BE #9857BE #BE57B1

triadic

#9857BE #BE9857 #57BE98

tetradic

#9857BE #BE6557 #7DBE57 #57B1BE

square

#9857BE #BE6557 #7DBE57 #57B1BE

split-complementary

#9857BE #B1BE57 #57BE65

monochromatic

#562B6F #783C9C #9857BE #B383CF #CEAFE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#9857BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#9857BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9857BE

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9857BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9857BE	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A70C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5075BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9857be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 87, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.163 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b989d2',
    500: '#9857be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9857be;
$custom-light: #b989d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9857be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.864,
    "s": 44.206,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57515,
    "c": 0.1634,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9857BE

secondary

#B3CEA3

accent

#D45483

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9857BE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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